Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-31
A TEST CASE.
THE pRunMRRs LIuxHsELiw IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
Burglary in Lsnoir county-7hs State
Convention Of the Y. m. O. A.-Rail-
road Matters General News Notes.
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Especial telegram 10 tho Dispatchl
RALEIGH, N. c., March 3O.-Thero is
a test case in the matter OF the law as
to drummers' licenses sooner than was
expected. At Wilmington Il. Il. Eos
ter, drummer from Chicago, was ar
rested yesterday and taken before JUS
tice Mills upon the charge OF viola
ton Of the drummers' license-tax law.
The Justice bound the defendant over
10 the next term OF the Criminal Court
of New Hanover county in the sum OF
$500, but he was brought before Judge
Meares in chambers on o writ OF habcds
corpus this morning. Judge Meares
held that the law is unconstitutional,
and Foster was discharged. Fosters Pc
tition recites that he was restrained OF his
liberty by the sheriff of New Hanover
county that the cause OF restraint is
under and by virtue of the commit
ment Of the justice mentioned, and that
petitioners restraint or imprisonment
is illegal in that he was arrested under
q statute imposing tax on drummers,
which statute il unconstitutional and
void, as he is informed and believes.
Judge Meares in his opinion says he is
governed in rendering judgment by the
decision of the Supreme Court in the
recent case from Tennessee. The
sheriff, at the instance of the solicitor,
has written to Secretary of-State Saun-
ders recommending that writ Of
ceriorari issue from the Supreme
Court to test the constitutionality of
the law.
There was another slight snowfall
here this afternoon.
Burglars entered the store of b. T.
Fields, of Lenoir county, and forced
the safe. They secured $3.50.
II. 7. Morgan is on trial at Whining
ton for arson, which is capital crime
in North Carolina.
TIE Y. NJ. c. A. ANNUAL CONVENTION
of North Carolina meets here next Fri
day and will adjourn Sunday. The meet
ing is an important one-by far the
most important in the history of the
Association in this State. 1t is the
eleventh annual convention. The pro-
gramme is well arranged and compre-
hensive. Among the topics which are
arranged for discussion are the follow
ing The True Mission of the Young
Mems Christian Association Christian
Work in Colleges and Schools; Means
of Promoting Purity Among Young
Men; What Can We Do for Boys !;
What the Ladies Can Do to Aid the
Young Mems Christian Association /;
Young Mems Christian Association
Work Among Railway-men the Need
of Buildings or Homes for the Local
Associations Plans for State Work for
the Coming Year. There will be work
ers' training classes as specially.
Among the earnest members of the AS
ISOLATION who will be here are III. o.
Williams, acting travelling secretary
z. L. Dadnum, of Norfolk G. A. Mil
Ter, of Roanoke College, Va. Il. A.
Harding, of New York city, representa-
tive of the International Committee
Mr.. Clarke, of Richmond, Va. There
will be reduced fare on the railways.
All the signs point to notable increase
in Young Mems Christian Association
work all over the State in the coming
twelvemonth.
RAILWAY NEWS.
Richmond people, like many thou
sands of others, will be interested in
that the progress of opera
tons preparatory to the construction of
the railway from Atlanta, Ga, to Mon
roe, n. c.. is very satisfactory. This
road and the Seaboard system are to be
connected, as you have been advised.
There is no better businessman in all
the South than General Robert Z.
Hoke, the president of this railway
GOVERNOR SCALES.
A paper having made the remark that
Governor Scales did not have any Sc
rious designs upon Senator Ransom's
seat in the United States Senate, an
other paper says that the Governor is
too poor" a politician to succeed in
designs of that sort. This is intended
to be fling at the Governor. 1t is
shaft which falls harmless. While
there are far more scheming politicians
than the Governor, there are no purer
ones, and purity is certainly COM
mendable thing these days. While
some persons have spoken slightingly
of some of his appointments, none
have ever dared to question the purity
of his motives, or indeed of his con-
duct, in all respects. 1t is not known
here that he has the least intention of
race for the senatorship.
REvESUERs" oUTDoNE.
The true North Carolinian doesn't
love revenue officer or the revenue
system. He either hates both or sim
ply tolerates them as necessary or I'M
necessary evils. So when the "reve-
nuers" are discounted there is always
Joy, more or less subdued. In the dis
trict next west of this the revenuers
laid all their plans for the capture of
" still" They chose bad weather, and
made their way to the scene. They
were so well armed that the primitive
county people thought of the war. AZ
ter long and stealthy journey through
the woods they found the still, and,
with cooked carbines, rushed upon it
and tie "revenuers who were at
work. The latter looked with aston
at the charge. The revenue
people reached their prize only to find
that it was O still for the manufacture
of oil from sassafras roots and bark,
and that the moonshiners were
this very salable oil for ship
ment. The revenuers fled from the
scene amid roars of laughter.